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# 009065 NEPO Frozen Food

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/009065-nepo-frozen-food-ocds-h6vhtk-056beb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle City Council: "009065 NEPO Frozen Food". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council-ons-e08000021)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Animal products, meat and meat products, Dairy products, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat, Fruit, vegetables and related products (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056beb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/009065-nepo-frozen-food-ocds-h6vhtk-056beb#tl-md)

## Description
Newcastle City Council (NCC) are using the NEPO407 Framework Lot 1 for Frozen Food after the departure of Hopwells July 25.
This Framework has been established for the provision of frozen food to Contracting Authorities in the North East only.
The Framework  provides North East Contracting Authorities access to suppliers capable of meeting their requirements for the delivery of frozen food to education establishments, including primary and secondary schools, alongside Council owned and operated sites.
Suppliers awarded to the Framework are able to provide concurrent deliveries across the North East, aligned to the delivery schedules of Contracting Authorities, including the specified days, restricted delivery windows and site entry requirements.
The Framework has enabled NCC to provide their service users with the specialised supply of frozen food and to ensure that the essential allergen requirements are adhered to, school food standards compliance is maintained and individual dietary needs are met inclusively.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15100000, 15220000, 15300000, 15500000, 15600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Frozen food for Schools and Welfare Centres after the departure of Hopwells. NEPO carried out the project to enable a new supplier to be awarded onto their framework.  It is now called Frozen Food Lot 1 on NEPO407 Framework.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009065 - Frozen Food Lot 1 NEPO407 framework (active)
  - Award id: `045473-2025-009065-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sysco GB Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107252`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009065 - Frozen Food Lot 1 NEPO407 framework (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045473-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-04T07:58:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:52:16.813Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056beb